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A financial rescue for Ireland: A weak hand played out
AT THE height of the banking crisis two years ago, Ireland’s government thought it was calling the market’s bluff when it rashly promised to back all of the debts accumulated by its overheated banking sector. Stand firm, and the speculators will fold, was the wisdom of the day. As it turns out, it was the [...]
Zero Waste Ideas for Christmas – from Zero Waste Simcoe
Christmas is a time of year when we generate a lot of waste. If you want to reduce your waste foot-print try the following: 1. Instead of “stuff”, give presents that involve experiences, time,attention, memories and joy: *theatre or concert tickets *dinner certificates at a special restaurant *an evening at the bowling alley *museum passes *a day at the cross-country ski resort [...]
Many Thanks from the Meaford BIA
For pictures of the window unveiling follow this link, click on the drop down menu and select the gallery titled, “Meaford Window Unveling”… www.myowensound.ca TO everyone who volunteered their time, skills, donations, window judging, the Police Foundation Student Volunteers, Fire Department, Public Works, OPP and all the Businesses and Services for participating in this 21st Annual [...]
Court orders IP addresses released in Meaford blog case
By Bill Henry – A court order Friday has moved Meaford another step closer to finding whoever was behind a blog the municipality’s lawyer claims defamed the mayor and staff and disrupted the recent election. The order requires both Google Inc. and Bell Canada to provide by next Friday documentation Toronto-based lawyer Adam Ezer has [...]
Remembering Tolstoy: Hollowed by time
LEO TOLSTOY died one hundred years ago, aged 82. His last days and hours succumbing to pneumonia in a railway master’s house were followed by the entire world. A special telegraphic wire was installed in Astapovo to transmit news about the state of his health, and newspapers carried reports from the Russian and foreign press. [...]
Gluten Sensitivity and the Impact on the Brain
Several years ago, parents of a lovely nine-year-old girl, Karen, brought her to see me because she had poor memory. They indicated that she had difficulty in thinking and focusing, and because of these issues she was falling further and further behind in her school work. Interestingly, they stated that at times she was fine, [...]
David Perlmutter, M.D.: Gluten Sensitivity and the Impact on the Brain
Several years ago, parents of a lovely nine-year-old girl, Karen, brought her to see me because she had poor memory. They indicated that she had difficulty in thinking and focusing, and because of these issues she was falling further and further behind in her school work. Interestingly, they stated that at times she was fine, [...]
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